Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “pesäpalloräpylä” come from? pesäpalloräpylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesäpallo, from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
pesäpalloräpylä (Finnish): baseball mitt, pesäpallo mitt
Definitions baseball mitt, pesäpallo mitt Ancestry of “pesäpalloräpylä”, step by step pesäpalloräpylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pesäpallo Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish pesäpallo a sport developed in Finland in the 1920s,... 2 Finnish pallo ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe 3 Proto-Germanic ballô ball 4 Proto-Indo-European bʰel- to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... 5 Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- —
via Finnish räpylä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish räpylä webfoot; swim fin; baseball mitt 2 Finnish räpyttää to blink (eyes, repeatedly)